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When he found himself at the tail-end of a National Day mobile column in Woodlands Avenue 3 on Sunday (Aug 9), Foodpanda delivery rider Abdul Rahman waved at residents and received a loud cheer.
What many may not know is that it was one of the best birthday gifts he ever received, the 29-year-old told The Straits Times on Monday.
His birthday was on Aug 8, a day he spent working as usual before his wife surprised him with a cake when he returned home for lunch at 1pm.
“We had a quick celebration and ate lunch together, and I was off to work again at 3pm.”
Mr Rahman, who has two sons aged 2 and 4 years old, has been a delivery rider for about a year.
He was an auxiliary police officer for a few years but had left the profession because he did not want to continue working night shifts.
He now works up to nine hours a day, six days a week, to provide for his family who lives in a three-room Housing Board flat in Woodlands.
His wife, 31, works in the engineering sector.
“Food delivery is not an easy job. We have to travel through rain and heat, and deal with traffic also. I would say it is a high-risk occupation.
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